Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick currently serves as director of Koa Gallery, Kapiʻolani Community College and is a member of kekahi wahi (2020–present), a grassroots film initiative documenting stories of transformation. Recently, he co-curated the inaugural Hawaiʻi Triennial: Pacific Century – E Hoʻomau no Moananuiākea (2022). His work as an artist, curator, and educator from Mōkapu, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu is guided by the efforts of Kānaka ʻŌiwi women – especially his mother, aunties, and maternal grandmother – who have devoted their lives to art, education, organizing, and community in Hawaiʻi.
In this sixth conversion, Binna Choi, co-artistic director of Singapore Biennale 2022 and co-curator of the Hawaiʻi Triennial 2025, speaks with Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick, a participating artist in the Singapore Biennale 2022 and co-curator of Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022.